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Is jQuery a DSL?

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Date Posted: 2013/04/23
Hazem Qannash
by Hazem Qannash , Technical Team Leader , Bayt.com

Sorry but there is no any rule that says if this is a DSL or not.

ameed uddin
by ameed uddin , technical Specialist

  • A way jQuery wraps a DOM access syntax into $('div -id') is  DSL.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

jQuery is an internal DSL.

Malik shanawar
by Malik shanawar , network admin , Computer lab of college Cyprus

A lot of other frameworks could be labeled DSLs if we go down that path. The way jQuery wraps DOM access syntax into $('div-id') is DSLy.

Abdelfattah Abdelhamid
by Abdelfattah Abdelhamid , SENIOR .NET DEVELOPER , SENIOR .NET DEVELOPER

Yes As it is small languages, focused on a particular aspect of a software system

Muhammad Yasir Abbasi
by Muhammad Yasir Abbasi , Telecom and Electronics Engineer , Etisalat

We can consider JQuery as a DSL but actually its not  DSL.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

jQuery is a fairly typical example of an internal DSL. An internal DSL uses the syntax of its "host" language to provide an API that feels like a DSL.

Ashraf Sabry
by Ashraf Sabry , Freelancer developer , N/A

No.
jQuery is a JavaScript library conforming to the syntax of the language, with a selector engine compliant to a high degree with CSS selectors.

Muhammad Majid Saleem
by Muhammad Majid Saleem , Senior PHP Developer / Project Manager , SwaamTech

Yes - jQuery can be labeled as DSL.

Bernardo Imperial
by Bernardo Imperial , Telephone Technician , Seder Group Company

JQuery is a typical example of an internal DSL and there is no any rule that says if this is DSL or not.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

A lot of other frameworks could be labeled DSLs if we go down that path.
The way jQuery wraps DOM access syntax into $('div-id') is DSLy.
http://www.quora.com/Is-jQuery-a-DSL/answer/Vilan-Natanzon

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